BCHS Sports - Topics from February, 2010

It may not feel like it outside, but spring is here and that means the Banks County Diamond Leopards are back on the field.

The boys blew the dust off their gloves last Friday in a scrimmage against East Hall at Leopard Field. The friendly game was decisively in Banks’ favor 7-2.

While coach Joe Lord and players were set to start on Monday in the season opener against West Hall, morning showers delayed the game until Tuesday night. Results from the Tuesday night game were unavailable at press time.
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With only five games left in the regular season, the Lady Leopards are looking to improve their 5-14 overall and 1-8 region record before the region tournament, while the boys look to draw together a 3-7 region and a 5-13 overall record.

This past week for Banks County ,the teams faced two sub-region rivals. The ladies lost first a heartbreaker region game to East Jackson and then a late game beating to Jefferson, while the Leopards showed a lot of effort in a 58-53 loss to the Eagles and hung close against Jefferson.

Last Friday’s game against Walnut Grove had to be postponed due to weather and is rescheduled for Feb. 11.
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With the 8-AA Area Tournament only days away, and the Sectionals for State just over a week off, the Banks County mat Leopards are down to the wire for getting guys back in top form to compete.

“At this point in the season, team wins just aren't as important as individuals being healthy enough to compete in the area tournament,” said coach Kasey Hanley.

Banks County had several starters missing from the mats due to injuries in several of the most recent matches, and it is still to close to tell how many will be ready to go on the weekend.
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